Rainy-day-tablet shield



1,642,385 W. A. PRYOR RAINY DAY TABLET SHIELD Sept. 13, 1927.

Filed Aug. 26. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 13 1927. 1

- W. A. PRYOR RAINY DAY TABLET SHIELD V v i Filed Aug 26. 1926 2 Shee'ts-Sheet 2 "an". alum,

Patented Sept. 13, 1927.

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rip ifiiat'ibn ,4iiea-;ne u t 12e,-1e26. me; no. 131,747.

. Z'l his inventionf relates to dev iees .-for; -s1 p portingmnd f shie-lding writing boards, .or pads of that character illustrated in nly pending mpplication gifor patent 1-Ser1al No. 93,993, filed on;M are'h; 11j-, 1-926;

In this application .---I =.:haye1i-1lustrated a shield adapted to he-disposek ljover-a wr t nfg pad, this ishield,;he i-n-g formed of a metallic :tnaiheworkitrohing laterally over the WlTl'l]:

'ing pad and. provided with transparent 'pianesof celluloidgthe shield ,-;on*-one :S1d6 heilngspaced irony-the -writi-ng pad so that 'tlie hend maybe 5 inserted through one ,SI ClB of the -deViee='wh'en itf-isvdesired to wrlte upon the pad, the invention bei-ngspztrticu iilVlilfiQli is teprevi'de "the en-eh rng'newer e f theshieidwithaeownwnd andfoh'twaird-extension whih acts-mime fu lly {protect the "paper ahdkmorre' fully pill-mealithilyhandlfi remote 'froirithe :lug'v'l ilis avtransverse strip 8 the writer; v H *A ffii'fther obj e't is -'to"elii fi-i'iil te' orrdu'e the relatively heavyweight preseiit in jin y primeons'trii'ctionf ifp'on "one "eIidftJ'L-f thefped sec'ii'r'e amutt h'tt-r air-e111 atlon of 1 air "wi-thinthe'shielfl. f A sti =1'1*fuither;objet' ts *pievide a cover which is held 11'; piteenpenittesepptfftiiig bes'eb'y' three cramps 1lte$idbif1xT ingenapfifasteners a'tt plurality phmts. "Other 7 obj ects "will appear in "the Course tithe to-flowingde cription.

" My invention is illustrated in the accompafnying drawings wherein 'Figure 1 'isfa perspective View or @rainy "day tablet =sliieideofistmctea in tact-malice with y-i'nvent-ion; p o o I Fig; '2 is 'p'ersp e ti've view of-the removable cove -of thefsl'ii-ld'; p I p Fig. {is 'a erspec'tive "fi'e'w of the sup- ;Flg. i4 is .a -longitndineljsectional View throiigh' the slip end "or the su portin TremenndeoVer; V

' Fig; '5 is -*an enlargeaifrgtgmenttry trans} verse .seeti'o'nal View tlnfongh "the tablet jan'd a'portion'of the frame,- showing the' a'ttachin :means forthe "cover; I p p "Fig.6 is a fragmentary perspective View partly in section: of thestfructure shown in e v I v r is; a fragmentary face 'view of a portion. ofthe mar in of the cover, showing thepocket withwhich the frame is engaged. Reifei'ringkto these drawings it iwill he seen that the base of the devic'eflconsists ofa. sheet-"oi thin metal designated to which 21 clip llriis' atcached by rivets or other suitablemeansfthis(clip being the ordinary clip su ch espis used forholdingpaper pads upon aboard; -The frame [of thefcover or shield isiorrned of metalaand consistsflof a longitiidinelly extending strip '12 whichis angularlyhent so as to forin an inwardly project.- }ingI flange 13; lkttachedtofthis strip 12 is an inwardly projecting lug ll of sheet metal, this l g being disposed at one end of the strip 12. Attached .to thestrip-dfl and .extending upwzfrdland leterzilly are the areh supporting strips "15 which arewniade of thin sheetin'etal and which maybe corrugated to stiffen thesestrips. There are twoof ,these striped 5 disposed one at each end of the :sltrip 12L, i Y f f Extnding from one end of the strip .16 of thin SlI'BGt'TnGt-Ql which, at its-ends, extendswupwzird and outward, zisat 17,-and

' is thereizittached to a longitudinally extending 'st-rip'lS which is corrugated or folded o 'er upon its edges to render it relatively rigid. Thisstrip in turn is-attached 'hy sol 'dering. or other means 'to the st-rips 15. It wilhbe seen lthatlthe supporting brace 17 is Widerthanthe-transversestrip 16 and that thestrip .l6 is set 'in ward frOm the e1:- trenlity of the "longitudinally extending strip 12. Prefe'rzihly the inner margin of t'hestrip' 16 is ifianged at :19 end when-the tablet supportinglfplete 10 is disposed with- Zinc the shield cover, the spring clamp '11 is fengziged over-the transverse strip 16 with this edgewithin thefiange-lth w'vhileione'end of the plate; 10 is engaged between the lug 14 and theflange 13. Thus, the pad or tab- "let isfirinly si'ippo'irteclin place end theen- 'tirejmargin of Zthet'ablet 'on one side isdisf'p'osed hel ow't'he flange 13 whileone end of the 'tei'hlet disposedbelow the cross bar or v'str'ipl-l. 'Thlis',fthe leaves of the tabletere held very; firmlyngainstnny tendency to fliitterin the wind Ortoroll up.

Adapted to be disposed over the frame which has been described is a cover which preferably of leather and celluloid. This cover so formed as to support a celluloid pane or sheet entirely surrounded by the leather binding 21. it one margin the leather binding; is adapted to be disposed against the strip 12 and held in place by means of the metallic angle strip and hree or more bolts 23 having thumb nuts ii. The opposite margin of the cover beyond the celluloid ill) termed of a relatively wide. sheet oil leather The strips 15, it will be seen, extend beyond the longitudinal strip 18 and the inner taco ot' the portion 25 of the cover is termed with pockets 26 into which. the projecting ends of the strips 15 extend. The projecting ends of the strips iii are angularly bent downward and outward and thus this marginal portion is held in a downwardly and outwardly inclined position. One end of the cover is termed with a hood 9. 7 which extends down to the level of the plate 10 and extends beyond the brace 17, this extension being formed by a substantially trio ular tlap having the head 29 ot a snap iastener element mounted thereon, the brace 17 being formed with the post of such a snap fastener element. Thus, when this :[lap 28 engaged with the post, the hood 27 is held firmly in place, preventing any rain from driving: in onto the pad while, at the same time. permitting air to pass upward between this hood 2? and the plate 10. .l;'relerably the inner face ot this hood is lined with celluloid designated 31. It itbe desired to remove the cover for any reason, this is easily done by releasing the three thumb nuts or heads ill: and removing the angle iron :22. The margin of the cover may then be detached and the entire cover drawn oil of the frame alter the snap fastener members 29 and 30 have been dis engaged.

In the use of this device, as tor instance, it it he desired to take down upon the paper tablet car numbers, etc.. which work must be done in the open and under all sorts of weather conditions, the tablet; is disposed upon the sheet 10 and clamped as desired. The left arm may then support the tablet and the shield while the right arm is passed through the lateral opening in the shield for writing. The trans iarent or translucent cover gives ample light but at the same time rain or snow is lcept oil of the tablet. The device may be readily held in one hand when no writing is being done, thus leaving the other hand tree to use a lantern at night. The advantages over my original rainy day shield as illustrated in my pending application are that the present shield has a slot or channel into which the clip board 10 may be placed and which also engages the margin oi the pad or tablet and complete sup port is given to the tablet. Constructed as described, only two supporting rods or strips 15 are necessary in place of three or more as are required with my original construction. My present construction has the downwardly depending, protective portion 25 which is not present in my original con struetion and this protective portion is formed with pockets for the reception oil. the extremities of the strips or supports 15 in stead of havin the cover attached thereto by snap fasteners.

In my original (JODSbl'lltjtlOll, the hood was made ot' metal which rendered this end of the tablet shield relatii 'ely heavy. This is done away with by forming the hood of leather. ll ith this construction, the operator is protected From the rain when puttin up the sheets and it the hand. is wet, the drops will not tall on the paper under the cover. Furthermore, there a particularly good circulation of air, thereby preventing the hood or shield from becoming misty.

I claim 1. A tablet shield comprising a frame including a longitudinally extending base strip, upwardly and laterally extending cover supports carried by the base strip, a transversely extending bar carried by the base strip on one end, an upwardly extend ing brace engaged with the end of said bar remote from the base strip. and a longitudinally extending frame strip connecting the ends of the corcr support and engaged with the upper end of the brace, and a cover com posed partly 0t translucent material detachably engaged along one margin with the base strip extending over and supported by the supporting strips and detachably engaged with the extremities thereof, said cover being formed with a hood at one end.

9. A tablet shield con'iprising a frame in cluding a longitudinally extending base strip, upwardly and laterally extending cover supports carried by the base strip, a transversely extending bar carried by the base strip on one end, an upwardly extend inn brace engaged with the end of said bar remote trom the base strip. and a longitiiidinally extending frame strip connecting the ends of the cover support and engaged with the upper end of the brace, and a cover composed partly of translucent material detachably engaged along one margin with the base strip extending over and supported by the supporting strips and detachably engaged with the extremities thereof, the tree margin oi. the cover extending down *ard and outward, and one end of the cover being provided with a hood.

3. A tablet shield comprising a frame including a longitudinally extending base strip, upwardly and laterally extending cover supports carried by the base strip, a transversely extending bar carried by the llJU base strip adjacent 'oneend, a brace extending upward and outward from said bar, and a longitudinally extending frame strip connecting the cover supports inward of the free ends-thereof and engaged withtheupper end of the brace, the ends of the cover sup- I ports beyond the longitudinally extending supportedby the supporting strips, the free framestrip being downwardly bent, and a' cover composed partly oftransparent ma-' terial'detachably engaged along one margin with the base strip and extending over and margin of the cover being formed with pockthe supporting strips, one end ets to receive the downwardly bent ends of ofthe cover being formed with a hood. a

4, A tablet shield comprising a frame including a longitudinally extending base strip "formed to provide an inwardly extending flange above the general levelof the base strip, and a lug below said flange, upwardly and laterally extending cover supporting stripscarried on opposite ends of theibase strip, the extremities being downwardly turned, a strip connectingthe ends of'the .;supporting strips, a bar extending transversely from a point adjacent one end of the base strip,v and a brace extending upward from" the bar to one end of the connecting strip, a cover partly composed of transparent material detach'ably engaged along one margin with vthe base strip and extending over the supporting strips, and having a downwardly and outwardly extending marginal portionldetachably engaged with the cover supporting strips, said cover being formed 3 at oneend with a' hood, and a tablet support adapted to be vdisposed with one margin beneath said flangeabove thelug, and with one end beneath the cross bar and having a clamp engaging it with the cross bar. v

5. A tablet shieldcomprising a frame including a longitudinally extending base strip 7 formed to provide an inwardly extending flange above the general level, of, the base strip, and a lug below said flange, upwardly and laterally extending cover supporting strips carried on opposite ends of the base strip, the extremities being downwardly turned, a strip connecting the ends of the supporting strips, a bar extending transversely from a point adjacent one end of the base strip, and a brace extending upward from the bar-to one end ofthe connecting strip, a cover partly composed of transparent "materialdetachably engaged'along one margin" with the base strip and extending over the supporting strips, and having adownwardly and outwardly extending marginal portion detachably engaged with the cover supporting strips, said cover being formed at one end with a flap detachably engaged at one corner with said brace, and a tablet support adapted to be disposed with one margin beneath said flange and cross bar above the lug and having aclamp engaging said cross bar. e

'6. A tablet shield comprising a frame including a longitudinally extending base strip angular in cross section to provide an inwardly extending flange on a level above the plane of the base strip, upwardly and lateri ally extending cover supporting, strips permanently'attached to the base strip, and a cover supported by said cover supporting strips and detachably engaged with the extremities thereof, said cover'at' one margin having a flexible portion disposed flat against the base strip, an angular strip. dising frame having upwardly and laterally extending cover strips attached thereto, the 7 frame including a cross bar extending parallel to thesupportingstrips but below the same and 'havingits inner margin upwardly and inwardly flanged, a tablet supporting plate having atone end a spring clamp'and disposed with one margin beneath the frame a and one end beneath the cross bar with the clamp engaged over the upper face of the bar and against the flange thereof, and a cover engaged with the frame, and engaged withthe cover supporting strips.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

WILLIAM A. PRYOR. 

